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Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond’s first Spring Statement announced yesterday was an update on the health of the UK economy and the state of the government’s finances, rather than laying out any major new tax or spending announcements. However, Mr Hammond did mention towards the end of the Statement that he would “help the […]
Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s pledge to look at introducing a graduated licensing (GDL) scheme for young drivers – calling it long overdue. The pledge came during Prime Minister’s Questions, as Labour MP Jenny Chapman told MPs that one in four young drivers was involved in an accident within […]
Brake, the road safety charity, has lent its support to a manifesto on criminal driving, launched at the Houses of Parliament in March 2015 by Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland. The manifesto highlights serious problems with how the justice system deals with cases of criminal driving, and makes a number of recommendations for urgently-needed change, […]
Overwhelming public support for 20mph limits was revealed today by road safety charity Brake and Allianz Insurance, whose survey shows eight in 10 people (78%) think 20mph should be the norm around schools, on residential streets, and in village, town and city centres. The news comes as Brake takes its GO 20 campaign for safe, […]
The Mail Online has a particularly interesting article on some research that has been revealed – by MPs no less. It demonstrates that there are some huge differences in road safety between areas. Shockingly, road traffic accidents are the biggest killer of 16-24 year olds. The research demonstrates that, for the first time since 2003, […]
In this video, Vicki Butler-Henderson tackles the might and power of the Mazda3 MPS – one of the fastest hot hatchbacks around. As you all know, I’m a massive fan of the hot hatch. A car that isn’t too large, has plenty of power and the ability to car a reasonable amount of stuff in […]
Coming this October is the new Mazda3 MPS, which is one of the hottest hatches that money can buy. It might seem like a bit of a leftfield choice, but this is a serious machine packing a 2.3 litre turbocharged engine that generates 260ps 380Nm of torque. The acceleration is certainly a talking point, with […]
This is the Mazda MX-5 Superlight, which is going to premier at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. Classic speedster looks really compliment the car and show off some wonderful lines, whilst harking back to the classic age of motoring. This car represents the pinnacle of modern design, with extraordinarily light weight materials being used and […]